NRS630.130. Enforcement of chapter; establishment of standards; administration of examinations; investigation of applicants and issuance of licenses; institution of court proceedings; submission of reports; adoption of regulations.  


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  •       1.  In addition to the other powers and duties provided in this chapter, the Board shall, in the interest of the public, judiciously:

          (a) Enforce the provisions of this chapter;

          (b) Establish by regulation standards for licensure under this chapter;

          (c) Conduct examinations for licensure and establish a system of scoring for those examinations;

          (d) Investigate the character of each applicant for a license and issue licenses to those applicants who meet the qualifications set by this chapter and the Board; and

          (e) Institute a proceeding in any court to enforce its orders or the provisions of this chapter.

          2.  On or before February 15 of each odd-numbered year, the Board shall submit to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature a written report compiling:

          (a) Disciplinary action taken by the Board during the previous biennium against physicians for malpractice or negligence;

          (b) Information reported to the Board during the previous biennium pursuant to NRS 630.3067, 630.3068, subsections 3 and 6 of NRS 630.307 and NRS 690B.250 and 690B.260; and

          (c) Information reported to the Board during the previous biennium pursuant to NRS 630.30665, including, without limitation, the number and types of surgeries performed by each holder of a license to practice medicine and the occurrence of sentinel events arising from such surgeries, if any.

    Ê The report must include only aggregate information for statistical purposes and exclude any identifying information related to a particular person.

          3.  The Board may adopt such regulations as are necessary or desirable to enable it to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

      [Part 5:169:1949; 1943 NCL § 4107.05]—(NRS A 1973, 507; 1985, 309, 2228; 2002 Special Session, 18; 2003, 3431; 2005, 2513; 2007, 1823; 2009, 2948; 2011, 2858)